55 Myanmar nationals rescued in M'sia
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Police detained five Myanmar nationals believed to be members of a human trafficking syndicate and rescued 55 Myanmar nationals following a raid on a house in Sungai Ara on Monday, according to a report.
Bernama quoted South-west district deputy OCPD, DSP Salawati Saad, as saying that those rescued comprised 50 men and five women aged between 20 and 40. Preliminary police investigation revealed that all the Myanmar nationals were kept in a rented house since last month before they were sold to the employers or interested parties. They claimed to be given food once a day and were beaten with iron rods and rubber hoses.
Five people including a woman were in the house to keep watch over the others, she said.
